1. Brother Brian. How could I not? It's his Birthday today! I really do love this guy a ton though. He is such thoughtful guy. He's the one my Grandma Blanche knows she can ask for help with anything from. He's the one who loves being "Uncle Brian" to my boys. He's the one who slams the break on his car on the way home from a snowboarding trip while everyone's snoozin just for a laugh. He's the one who always calls everyone "just to check in" and never forgets to say "I love you" before hanging up. Yep- I'm pretty lucky to have him as my big bro.

2. A productive day. Both Jake and I have been feeling the cold weather blues- so yesterday we decided to shake ourselves out of it. He went up snowboarding for a couple hours and "busted it" at work. I got all kinds of little things done around the house and ran a few errands I'd been putting off. At night we were both pretty proud of ourselves. Jake was asking "Why do we avoid being productive, when we know its gonna make us feel good?!" Sometimes we just need a kick in the pants to keep us from hibernating in the winter.

3. Athleta.com swimwear sale. Okay, so I'm a little anxious for warmer weather. But I also learned last year that its better to hit the off-season sales if I want a cute suit without paying an arm and a leg! Although I'm eyeing some from their current swim line as well.